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The All-Around Ballplayer of Fred Morrow is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Fred Morrow with a fair hand, and remarkable for its national health service, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-working, democratic population of 6.538 billion Fred Morrowians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oak State College. The average income tax rate is 24.6%.

The Fred Morrowian economy, worth 323 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 49,455 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers, toy versions of heroin paraphernalia let kids pretend to be their favourite TV characters, violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner, and citizens may cast their vote over the internet or phone. Crime is moderate. Fred Morrow's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Ball Don't Lie.

Fred Morrow is ranked 246,640^th in the world and 329^th in The Bobcat Nation for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 29.24 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.